Sustainability
Food Waste
Make a meaningful contribution this holiday season by reducing your food waste! Not only does 70 billion tons of food waste reach our landfills each year, according to the EPA, but Americans also throw away 25% more waste during the holiday season.1
Here are some helpful tips to reduce your food waste this holiday season:
1 - https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-encourages-americans-avoid-food-waste-over-holidays and Frequently Asked Questions: Holiday Waste Prevention | Land, Buildings & Real Estate (stanford.edu)
Make a meaningful contribution this holiday season by reducing your food waste! Not only does 70 billion tons of food waste reach our landfills each year, according to the EPA, but Americans also throw away 25% more waste during the holiday season.1
Here are some helpful tips to reduce your food waste this holiday season:
- Plan and create a shopping list.
- Double check for ingredients you may already have before purchasing new ones.
- Plan to eat leftovers after cooking a large dinner or give them to a loved one.
- Consider donating unopened canned goods to a local charity.
1 - https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-encourages-americans-avoid-food-waste-over-holidays and Frequently Asked Questions: Holiday Waste Prevention | Land, Buildings & Real Estate (stanford.edu)
